Tappy Tales — End-User License Agreement & Terms of Use
App: Tappy Tales ("the App") Provider: Oriel Gilo ("we", "us", "our") Contact: playtappytales@gmail.com Effective date: July 19, 2026 Last updated: October 6, 2026 Privacy Policy: available in the App and on our store listing
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY TAPPING "I AGREE", DOWNLOADING, OR USING THE APP, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE APP.
1. Eligibility & parental responsibility
1.1 You must be at least 18 years old and the parent or legal guardian of any child who uses the App. You accept this Agreement on your own behalf and on behalf of any child you permit to use the App.
1.2 The App is designed to be set up and supervised by an adult. You are solely responsible for supervising all use of the App by children, for the content you add (photos, audio, names), and for all activity under your account or device.
1.3 You are responsible for determining whether the App is appropriate for your child based on the child's age, maturity, and individual needs. The App is offered for general use and is not tailored to any individual child.
2. Relationship with the App Stores
2.1 This Agreement is between you and us only, and not with Google LLC or Apple Inc. ("the App Stores"). We, not the App Stores, are solely responsible for the App and its content.
2.2 The App Stores have no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services for the App, and are not responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App (including product-liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer-protection or privacy law).
2.3 If you obtained the App through Apple's App Store, you acknowledge that Apple Inc. and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and, upon your acceptance, have the right to enforce it against you.
2.4 Your use of the App must comply with the applicable App Store's Terms of Service and Usage Rules. If this Agreement conflicts with those rules, the App Store's rules govern to the extent of the conflict.
3. License
3.1 We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control, for personal, non-commercial family use only, subject to this Agreement and the rules of the App Store from which you obtained the App.
3.2 You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, resell, sublicense, rent, or distribute the App or its bundled or downloadable content, except as permitted by mandatory law.
3.3 You may not use the App where prohibited by applicable export-control or sanctions laws, and you represent that you are not located in, or a resident of, any country or on any list subject to such restrictions.
4. Purchases & content packs
4.1 The App offers optional purchases: one-time purchases of individual content packs and stories, an auto-renewing "All Access" subscription, and a one-time "Lifetime" purchase (everything unlocked by any of these is "Paid Content"). All are sold and processed exclusively through the applicable App Store. We do not process payments directly.
4.2 Prices are shown in the App before you buy, as reported by the App Store. Billing and refunds are governed by the App Store's terms and your account settings there. We do not control and are not responsible for App Store billing.
4.3 Except where required by law or the applicable App Store's policies, all purchases are final and non-refundable.
4.4 Paid Content is licensed, not sold, and access is tied to your account and entitlements. Access requires periodic online validation: if the App cannot reach our servers for an extended period (currently about 7 days), Paid Content may become temporarily unavailable until a validation succeeds, at which point it is restored automatically. Access may also be limited to a maximum number of devices per family account. Some purchases cover a whole pack while others cover individual components (for example, a pack's pictures and each language's narration separately).
4.5 Downloadable content is delivered over the internet; you are responsible for any data charges and for having sufficient device storage.
4.6 We may modify, replace, suspend, or discontinue any feature or content pack where reasonably necessary, including for security, legal compliance, technical reasons, or product improvements. Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate notice. Purchasing the App or any Paid Content does not guarantee the perpetual availability of any particular feature, and, unless expressly stated otherwise, future updates, features, or content are provided at our discretion and are not included with any purchase. The All Access subscription and the Lifetime purchase are the express exceptions: they include Paid Content added later, as described in Sections 4.8 and 4.9.
4.7 Consumer cancellation rights. Nothing in this Agreement derogates from mandatory consumer-protection law that applies to you, including, for Israeli consumers, the Consumer Protection Law, 5741-1981 and the regulations under it governing distance-selling transactions. Please note that under applicable law, cancellation rights for digital content may be limited or unavailable once the content has been supplied to you (downloaded/unlocked). Billing and refunds are operated by the App Store (Google Play) and can be requested through it; you may also contact us at playtappytales@gmail.com and we will do our best to help.
4.8 All Access subscription. (a) What it includes. While your subscription is active, it unlocks all Paid Content we offer, including Paid Content added during your subscription, and the story-authoring tools (creating your own stories and editing story markings). It does not oblige us to release any particular amount of new content, or on any schedule. (b) Automatic renewal. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly or yearly, as you chose) at the then-current price, and the App Store charges your payment method, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel at any time in your Google Play account under Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Uninstalling the App does not cancel a subscription. (c) After cancelling. Cancelling stops future renewals. You keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for. Except where required by law or the App Store's policies, we do not refund partial periods. (d) Free trial. Where a free trial is offered, it is available once per eligible account, as determined by the App Store. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, it converts automatically into a paid monthly subscription, and you are charged on the day the trial ends. (e) Price changes. If the price of your subscription changes, the App Store will notify you as its rules require, and where those rules require your consent, the new price applies only once you have given it. (f) When a subscription ends. Paid Content that was unlocked only by the subscription becomes unavailable. Anything you bought separately stays yours. Stories, cards, photos, and recordings you created stay on your device, but the authoring tools may no longer be available to edit them.
4.9 Lifetime purchase. (a) What it is. A single payment that unlocks the same Paid Content and tools as the All Access subscription, without renewal or further charges. (b) What "Lifetime" means. "Lifetime" means for as long as we continue to offer and operate the App. It does not mean the lifetime of the purchaser or of any child. It includes Paid Content we add during that time, but does not oblige us to release any particular amount of new content, or on any schedule. (c) Conditions. Lifetime access is tied to your parent account and is subject to the same device limit and periodic online validation as other Paid Content (Section 4.4). It ends if the purchase is refunded or reversed (including a chargeback), or if your access is terminated under Section 15 for breach of this Agreement. (d) If we stop offering the App. If we decide to permanently discontinue the App, we will give at least 90 days' notice in the App where reasonably possible. We will also use reasonable efforts to let Paid Content already downloaded to your device keep working without online validation. This does not affect any rights you have under mandatory consumer-protection law.
5. Accounts, updates & availability
5.1 The App uses a parent account for the store and purchases. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use.
5.2 We may require you to install updates before continuing to use the App, including updates needed to maintain security, compatibility, or legal compliance.
5.3 Certain features are unavailable without an internet connection (for example, online entitlement validation and content downloads). We do not warrant continuous availability of any online component.
6. User content & on-device data
6.1 "User Content" means photos, audio recordings, names, and other material you add. You retain ownership of your User Content.
6.2 You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, process, display, and reproduce your User Content solely as necessary to operate, maintain, and provide the features of the App to you, including local processing on your device.
6.3 You represent that you have all rights and consents needed for any User Content (including the rights of any person depicted or recorded). You must not add unlawful, infringing, or harmful content.
6.4 By default, User Content (including children's photos and recordings) is stored locally on your device and is not uploaded to us. Only the data necessary to operate accounts, purchases, and the family device limit is transmitted to our service providers — namely account data (your email address and an account identifier), purchase/entitlement data, and device-registration data (such as a device identifier and model name used to enforce the device limit). See the Privacy Policy for the full and authoritative description of what is and is not transmitted.
6.5 You are responsible for maintaining your own backups of your User Content. We are not responsible for any User Content lost due to device failure, deletion, reset, loss, or theft.
7. Children's privacy
7.1 We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children. The App is intended to be operated by a parent/guardian. Any personal information associated with an account is provided by the adult account holder.
7.2 We comply with applicable children's-privacy laws, which may include the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the EU/UK GDPR (including provisions on children's data), and similar laws. The App's data flow is designed so that no child-provided content leaves the device.
7.3 The App does not show advertising of any kind, and in particular does not show third-party behavioral or targeted advertising to children.
7.4 For full details on what is collected, why, retention periods, and your rights (including access and deletion), see the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy controls on all data matters.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to: use the App for any unlawful purpose; interfere with or disrupt the App or its servers; attempt to bypass entitlement, security, or device limits; or use the App in any way that could harm a child.
9. Intellectual property & feedback
9.1 The App, and all content we provide (including artwork, audio, software, and trademarks), is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual-property laws — including, in Israel, the Copyright Law, 5768-2007 and the Computers Law, 5755-1995 — and by international treaties. Except for the limited license in Section 3, no rights are granted to you.
9.2 Feedback. If you send us ideas, suggestions, feature requests, or other feedback, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right to use it for any purpose without obligation or compensation to you. We are free to use feedback without restriction.
10. AI-assisted content
10.1 Some artwork and narration audio bundled with or downloadable in the App was produced with the assistance of artificial-intelligence tools and reviewed by us before inclusion. Such content is static content we ship; the App does not send your or your child's data (including photos, recordings, or names) to any AI system.
10.2 AI-assisted content may occasionally contain imperfections (for example, in pronunciation or artwork details). Parents remain responsible for reviewing content presented to children and deciding whether it is appropriate.
11. Third-party services & open-source software
11.1 The App relies on third-party services — currently App Store billing (Google Play), authentication and cloud database/functions/storage (Google Firebase), and purchase management (RevenueCat) — for accounts, purchases, and content delivery. Your use of those services is subject to their terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services, and their availability is not guaranteed.
11.2 The App may include software distributed under open-source licenses. Those licenses continue to apply to the applicable components, and in the event of a conflict, the applicable open-source license governs that component.
12. Disclaimers — no warranty
12.1 THE APP AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
12.2 The App is for general educational and entertainment purposes only. It is NOT medical, developmental, psychological, diagnostic, therapeutic, or professional advice, and is not a substitute for professional judgment or adult supervision.
12.3 We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that content will be accurate or always available. You use the App at your own risk and are responsible for your child's safety and supervision at all times.
12.4 Language and teaching content. The App teaches words in Hebrew, English and Arabic through recorded audio, written names — including Hebrew vocalisation (nikud) and Arabic diacritics (harakat) — and illustrations. A language rarely has only one right answer: spelling, vocalisation, register, and regional pronunciation all vary legitimately, some content is produced or processed with the help of automated tools, and some wording is chosen to match a recording rather than to follow a style guide. Despite our review, the App may therefore contain errors or choices you disagree with in spelling, vocalisation, translation, naming, pronunciation or illustration. The App is a supplement to teaching by a parent, teacher or native speaker — not a replacement for one — and must not be relied upon as an authoritative linguistic, academic, religious or examination reference. If you find something wrong, please tell us at playtappytales@gmail.com; we correct reported errors in later updates. Nothing in this clause limits any remedy you are entitled to under mandatory consumer law.
13. Limitation of liability
13.1 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE APP.
13.2 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US (OR THROUGH THE APP STORE FOR THE APP) IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $50.
13.3 Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those places, the above applies to the fullest extent permitted, and nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law (such as for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or fraud).
13.4 The caps and exclusions in this Section do not apply to liability that cannot be limited or excluded under mandatory law, including, where applicable, liability arising from breach of statutory data-protection rights under the GDPR or other data-protection laws.
14. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your User Content, your misuse of the App, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
15. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach this Agreement or for the lawful operation of the App. You may stop using the App at any time. Upon termination, the license granted under Section 3 immediately ends and you must cease all use of the App, except where applicable law requires otherwise. Sections that by their nature should survive — including Sections 2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, and this Section 15 — will survive termination.
16. Governing law & dispute resolution
16.1 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Nothing in this Section deprives you of the protection of mandatory consumer-protection rules of the country where you live.
16.2 Courts. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the App that is not resolved informally shall be brought exclusively before the competent courts of the Tel Aviv-Yafo district, Israel — except that for consumers this venue is non-exclusive: if you are a consumer, you may also bring proceedings in the competent courts of the place where you reside, and we may bring proceedings against you as a consumer only in the courts of your place of residence, where mandatory law so requires.
16.3 No mandatory arbitration; no class-action waiver. This Agreement does not require arbitration of any dispute, does not waive or limit your right of access to the courts, and does not waive any right you may have to participate in a class, collective, or representative action where such rights exist under applicable law.
16.4 Talk to us first. We encourage you to contact us at playtappytales@gmail.com before starting formal proceedings — most concerns can be resolved quickly and informally. This is an invitation, not a precondition to your right to go to court.
17. Changes
We may update this Agreement. Material changes will be presented in the App, and continued use after changes means you accept the updated Agreement. If you do not agree, stop using the App.
18. General
18.1 Force majeure. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not responsible for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, internet or infrastructure outages, governmental actions, labor disputes, or failures of third-party services.
18.2 Assignment. We may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or by operation of law. You may not assign this Agreement without our prior written consent.
18.3 If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and the App Store's terms, is the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
19. Contact
Questions about these terms: playtappytales@gmail.com.
By tapping "I AGREE", you confirm you are an adult, you are the parent/guardian responsible for any child using the App, and you have read and accept this Agreement and the Privacy Policy.